Chapter 37
Why was Qin Shu sitting in this classroom?
He must have entered the wrong classroom.
Fu Tingyan took a deep breath. He took one step back, turned around, and walked to the window. Instantly, he caught sight of Qin Shu seated in the last row while she arranged her items on the desk.
Why did his big brother allow her to come back to school just like that?
Additionally, didn’t the school already expel her a long time ago?
Fu Tingyan whipped out his phone and dialed his brother’s number. The moment the call went through, he asked, “Tingyu, why did you let Qin…my sister-in-law come back to school? Did you pull some strings for her to come back?”
“Let her focus on her studies and she will improve quickly,” Fu Tingyu replied faintly.
Were these words really coming from his older brother?
Reluctant to give up, Fu Tingyan continued, “Tingyu, aren’t you afraid that she might go look for Shen Yaohui?”
Fu Tingyu halted his writing. His gaze turned icy. “I’ll tie her up if she dares to do that. Is there anything else?”
“No, I’m hanging up now,” Fu Tingyan answered.
“Hold on,” Fu Tingyu quickly interjected.
“Tingyu, is anything else the matter?” Fu Tingyan asked, curious about his brother’s quick interjection.
“Don’t let anyone bully her,” Fu Tingyu commanded his brother firmly.
Fu Tingyan was momentarily stunned by his older brother’s command. “I…I got it.”
Fu Tingyan brimmed with his hatred for her. He was just about to hang up when he heard Fu Tingyu add, “I didn’t pull any strings for her.”
Fu Tingyan’s eyes lit up. If it was as Fu Tingyu had claimed he had not done anything, did that mean that Qin Shu really did get expelled and her return to school today was an act of pure shamelessness?
Fu Tingyan put his phone away and adjusted the bag slung around his shoulders before he entered the classroom.
He was also seated in the last row, but he was separated from Qin Shu by one aisle.
When he walked past Qin Shu’s desk, he acted as if he was in no way related to her and did not stop until he was at his own desk. He waited for the teacher to return to class, awaiting the announcement of Qin Shu’s expulsion along with the rest of the class.
After arranging her desk, Qin Shu noticed Fu Tingyan’s arrival. She acted like she always had in the past and pretended that they were not familiar with each other.
The bell rang, and the teacher entered the classroom at the same moment. She stopped at the front desk with a textbook in her hands. She glanced at Qin Shu who was seated in the last row and warned her, “Qin Shu, I don’t care that you’re back here in class. However, I urge you not to influence other students. They are in their third year, and it is a very important year for them. If what happened last semester repeats itself, I’ll have you invite your parents to the school.”
Last semester, a crazy rumor that Qin Shu had met a wealthy old man in a bar spread like a wildfire all over the school. Shortly afterward, there was another rumor that Qin Shu was dating a bad guy from a neighboring school.
Just like that, Qin Shu was slapped with labels like cheater, dishonest, and scum.
Qin Shu stopped attending school after those rumors broke out, which led everyone to believe that they were real and that her absence was due to her being too ashamed.
The teacher retracted her gaze and focused on the textbook. “Now, I want everyone to flip to page 17. Let’s begin our class.”
All the students had been waiting for the teacher to verify Qin Shu’s expulsion, but instead, she started the lesson.
“Didn’t she claim that Qin Shu had been expelled last semester?”
“Why was Qin Shu getting away with just a warning?”
“Did the principal really invite her back?”
All the students were whispering curiously among themselves, confused about what exactly was happening here.
There was a dazed expression on Fu Tingyan’s face. What about the expulsion he had counted on?
After class, when Qin Shu rose and went to the bathroom, the classroom started to buzz with discussion.
“Did Qin Shu use her connections to pull some strings?”
“Who knows? It’s best to stay away from a woman like her to avoid getting led astray.”
“Tingyan, Qin Shu is back. Shall we bully her until she doesn’t dare to show her face in this school again?” Jiang Yu asked with his arms crossed as his slender figure leaned against Fu Tingyan’s desk.
Jiang Yu was one of Fu Tingyan’s childhood friends. He was also born into a wealthy family and was blessed with good looks, so he was also treated like a king at Linxi High School. Jiang Yu also hated fickle women like Qin Shu the most.